“Natural” Gas is Methane
A decade ago, Rainforest Action Network coined the term “Conflict Palm Oil.” It was a part of a concerted effort to rebrand the most widely used vegetable oil in the…
2023 Update: Rio Grande LNG Final Investment Decision | Rio Grande Valley at Risk from Fracked-gas Export Terminals
Despite the long delays and risks clearly laid out in each of the three editions of this report, NextDecade announced a final investment decision (FID) for the proposed Rio Grande LNG project in July 2023.
Methane Gas from LNG Production is a Climate Emergency
This is an opinion piece by RAN’s Climate & Energy Program Director, Aditi Sen, originally published in Newsweek. Due to climate change parts of India, where I’m from, are questioning…
South Texas Communities and International Allies Condemn Rio Grande LNG’s Contract With French Petrochemical Giant
Texas and France – The French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies announced today that they have secured a contract detailing their investments in Rio Grande LNG, a methane export terminal…
Bridge to the Ancestors: Indigenous Youth-led Run/Walk Raises Awareness on Extractive Industries Impact Across Texas
This is an opinion piece by RAN Energy Finance Campaigner, Mary Lovell. Last month, I had the honor and privilege of joining 25 grassroots organizers for the 600-mile Carrizo Comecrudo…
Rio Grande Valley: At Risk from From Fracked Gas Terminals
Years of sustained local community resistance and international support has kept three liquefied natural gas projects (aka LNG or fracked gas) at bay in the southern Texas border town of…
Case Study: Mozambique LNG Projects
This blog was originally published as a case study in “Banking on Climate Chaos: Fossil Fuel Finance Report 2021” — a report by Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network,…
Challenging Banks,
the Fossil Fuel Funders
For years, RAN has been pushing big banks to cut financing to new and existing fossil fuel projects — especially the particularly destructive ones like tar sands, Arctic, offshore oil & gas, fracking, coal mining, coal power, and liquefied natural gas (LNG). If we are to have any chance of stopping the devastating impacts of climate change, banks must completely phase out their support for fossil fuels, starting with these devastating projects.
People are Stopping Toxic Pipelines and Terminals
To ensure our future, and a liveable climate, we must stop expanding the very industries that are causing climate destruction. Banks and insurance companies have the power to change the world by withholding financing and insurance from any new fossil fuel projects. Frontline Indigenous communities and local and national environmental and climate justice organizations have joined forces, putting the pressure on dirty energy companies and their financial backers to be on the right side of history, and we are winning.
